Tuesday turned out to be a lovely mild day for November. The temperature reached 16.6°C (61.9°F) and with very little wind it felt very pleasant. Whilst this sort of temperature is well above average for the early part of November …

Normally on Bonfire Night, we try to burn any rubbish we have laying around on the plot. We are allowed to have a fire at the allotment but they can only be lit one hour before dusk. We’d been hoping …

After a wet day to start the month the rest of the week has been reasonably dry. Although the daytime temperatures have been around average for early November, we’ve had a couple of chilly nights with the temperature falling to …